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Incuria
incuriam appears to mean per ignoratum. English courts have developed this principle in relaxation of the rule of stare decisis. The quotable in law is avoided and ignored if it is rendered, 'in ignoratium of a statute or … is taken to mean per ignoratium. English courts have developed this principle in relaxation of the rule of stare decisis. The 'quotable in law', as held in Young v. Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd., 1944 KB 718 is avoided
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dictum
or necessary for determining the rights of the parties involved called also obiter dictum compare holding, judgment, precedent, stare decisis NOTE: Dicta have persuasive value in making an argument, but they are not binding as precedent.
jurisprudence constante
may be determinative in subsequent cases ;also : the rule of law applied in the jurisprudence constante compare stare decisis
precedent
a judicial decision that should be followed by a judge when deciding a later similar case see also stare decisis compare dictum NOTE: To serve as precedent for a pending case, a prior decision must have a similar
Per incuriam
incuriam appears to mean per ignoratium. English courts have developed this principle in relaxation of the rule of stare decisis. The 'quotable in law' is avoided and ignored if it rendered, 'in ignoratium of a statute or other
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